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pitkittää — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • eke noun An addition.
  • perpetuate verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.
  • prolong verb To make something last longer than it otherwise would.
  • protract verb To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.

Senses

pitkittää is used for these senses in English:

  • drag out (ambitransitive) To extend or lengthen excessively.
  • draw out To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.
  • eke (transitive) Chiefly in the form eke out: to add to, to augment; to increase; to lengthen.
  • perpetuate (transitive) To prolong the existence of (something) by repetition; to reinforce.
  • prolong (transitive) To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of
  • prolong (transitive) To put off to a distant time; to postpone.
  • protract To draw out; to extend, especially in duration.

eke — full definition

  1. noun An addition.
  2. noun A small stand on which a beehive is placed.
  3. noun A spacer put between or over or under hive parts to make more space.

perpetuate — full definition

  1. verb To keep something going indefinitely, often something negative like a problem or stereotype.
  2. verb To preserve something so it is not forgotten.

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